BOTTESINI / CHOPIN / RACHMANINOV
The Romantic Double Bass (Concertos, sonatas and other works) Hans Roelofsen (double-bass) Rudolf Senn (double-bass) with George Pieterson (clarinet) and Marien van Staalen (cello) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/2007 ] Say double bass and people will probably think of jazz music. In spite of pioneering composers like Bottesini and active present-day players like Dutch Hans Roelofsen and Rudolf Senn the double-bass does not have a serious image in classical music.... |
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Telemann: Music for Flute Hanspeter Oggier (pan flute), Ensemble Fratres [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2016 ] Telemann wrote so much and so well for the flute with the understanding of one who knew the instrument from the inside. 'How my heart beats,' he wrote, 'when I see the walls and corners of the room covered with musical instruments… Excellent... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Music for Pan Flute & Organ 'With More Than A Hundred Pipes' Hanspeter Oggier (pan flute), Sarah Brunner (organ) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] The combination of the Pan Flute and the Organ makes perfect sense, given that the organ is in fact a giant pan flute in the production of the tone. How well the two instruments fit together and how beautifully they can grow to form one large... |
BRUHNS
Complete Cantatas Harmonices Mundi, Claudio Astronio [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 24/Jun/2016 ] Nicolaus Bruhns (1665‐1697) was born in Denmark, where he caught the attention of Buxtehude, becoming his most talented and favourite pupil. He became composer at the Danish Royal Court when his untimely death at age 31 ended a splendid career.... |
Harmonices Mundi, Claudio Astronio
STRADELLA: San Giovanni Crisostomo [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 22/Jul/2016 ] |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonatas / Bagatelles (rec 1970-81) Harris Goldsmith (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] Gramophone Magazine Re-issue of the Month - January 2007 |
ZELENKA
Orchestral Works / Trio Sonatas Heinz Holliger, Maurice Bourgue (oboes) Saschko gawriloff (violin) Klaus Thunemann (bassoon) / Camerata Bern [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2009 ] 'This is brilliant and quite stylish ensemble playing, which should win over many listeners' Gramophone reviewing the Trio Sonatas |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Heinz Holliger Edition [special priced boxed set] Heinz Holliger (oboe) with various orchestras & accompaniments [ Brilliant Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "...superlative performances by Holliger and the ECO. As in the case of Fiala, not just an oboe-player: Holliger also contributes cadenzas where called for that are exactly right for their purpose. A good quality of recording" (Gramophone) |
EUGEN d'ALBERT
Tiefland (complete opera recorded in 1963) Heinz Hoppe, Hanne-Lore Kuhse, Ernst Gutstein, Theo Adam / Staatskapelle Dresden, Paul Schmitz [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] s.Considered the composer's masterpiece, Eugen d'Albert'sTiefland tells the story of Marta, a poor young woman who is the mistress of the wealthy local landowner Sebastiano. Sebastiano is about to marry an heiress, and plans to have Marta marry his... |
RAVEL
The Best Of Ravel (Incls Bolero, Gaspard de la Nuit & Piano Concerto in G) Helene Grimaud, Paul Crossley (piano)/ Orchestre National de France under Eliahu Inbal / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Jesus Lopez-Cobos [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 26/Apr/2007 ] Ravel’s Boléro has become an evergreen. These 2 CD’s provide material for those who would like to hear more by this typically French composer. |
MOLTER
Clarinet Concertos Henk de graaf (clarinet) Amadeus Ensemble, Rotterdam / Marien van Staalen [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 12/Apr/2008 ] Johann Melchoir Molter wrote six clarinet concertos. The first four of these dating from around 1745 makes them the earliest known solo concertos for this instrument. |
VIVALDI / ALBINONI / MOZART / MOLTER / CRUSELL / etc
Wind Concertos [special priced boxed set] Henk de Graaf (clarinet) Daniel Smith (Bassoon) Stefan Schilli (oboe) (trumpet) Herman Jeurissen (horn) Emma Johnson (clarinet) etc [ Brilliant Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2010 ] A delightful collection of Wind concertos, featuring some rarer works amongst the well known. |
DEBUSSY / POULENC / STRAVINSKY / SAINT-SAENS / MARTINU / ARNOLD / etc
The Classical Clarinet: Sonatas and works (Rec 2001) Henk de Graaf (clarinet); Daniel Wayenberg (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "Maybe this seems a somewhat quirky selection but the repertoire does actually make a deal of sense. Inexpensive and neatly packaged with some pertinent notes it also enjoys convincing playing." (MusicWeb March 2004) |
WEBER / BRUCH / CRUSELL / KROMMER / STAMITZ / HOFFMEISTER / COPLAND / etc
Clarinet Concertos Henk de Graaf (clarinet) Maria Du Toit (clarinet) Oskar Michallik (clarinet) Giovanni Punzi (clarinet), Eva Katrine Dalsgaard (viola), etc [ Brilliant Classics / 14 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2018 ] Many of the composers in this set wrote for the clarinet at times when the orchestral status and design of the instrument were still in transition: the 18th century saw the gradual establishment of the clarinet as a more-or-less standard orchestral... |
FRANZ KROMMER
Clarinet Quartet & Quintet Henk de Graaf (clarinet) / Schubert Consort Amsterdam [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] Frantisek Kramar (1759-1831) was born in Moravia (his name Krommer was adopted by him when settling in Germany and Austria), and held musical posts at several European courts, his last station being Kapellmeister of the Vienna Imperial Court. He was... |
J. S. BACH
Mass in B Minor Hillevi Martinpelto, Bernarda Fink, Axel Kohler, Christoph Pregardien, Matthias Goerne, Franz-Josef Selig / RIAS-Kammerchor, Rene Jacobs [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 25/Feb/2015 ] The Reissue of one of the finest recordings of Bach's "Hohe Messe'! This "compelling performance..spacious and intimate" (Gramophone) boasts of a line-up of famous soloists: Christoph Prégardien, Matthias Goerne, Bernarda Fink and Hillevi... |
GIACOMO MEYERBEER
Meyerbeer In France Hjördis Thébault (soprano), Pierre‐Yves Pruvot (baritone), Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 19/Aug/2016 ] Renowned in his lifetime, Giacomo Meyerbeer - born Jakob Liebmann Meyer Beer - was one of the first opera composers to truly establish himself as master of the genre. His fame was at a height in the mid 19th century, as he managed to produce hit... |
FAURE / MOZART / BACH / VERDI / PERGOLESI / HANDEL / MAHLER
In Paradisum: Spiritual Classical Music Holland Boys Choir / Choir of King's College / Pro Cantione Antiqua and many more [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Mar/2011 ] The most moving, serene, peaceful and comforting choral classics: In Paradisum, includes a breathtaking selection of well-loved spiritual classical melodies. |
ARVO PART
Spiegel Im Spiegel Benjamin Hudson (violin/viola), Sebastian Klinger (cello) & Jürgen Kruse (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 19/Apr/2010 ] These days Estonian composer Arvo Pärt is mainly associated with his later works. Born in 1935 he wrote 'avant-garde' works at first. In the nineteen seventies he increasingly found his inspiration in medieval religious music, both western and... |
FRANCESCO ANTONIONI
Antonioni: My River - Music for Strings I Solisti Aquilani, Vladimir Ashkenazy & Francesco Antonioni [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/2024 ] The legendary pianist and conductor joins his clarinettist son and Italian musicians in music by one of Italy's most powerfully individual living composers. |